Never after

The bonds of love...

The bonds of matrimony...

The bonds between husband and wife...

Let's face it-some bonds are made to be broken.

Here, for the first time ever, are four stories from today's most provocative authors that take the classic idea of the "faerie tale wedding" and give it a swift kick in the bustle.

“Can He Bake a Cherry Pie?” by Laurell K. Hamilton. “The Shadow of Mist” by Yasmine Galenorn. “The Tangleroot Palace” by Marjorie M. Liu. “The Wrong Bridegroom” by Sharon Shinn